University of Virginia Men's Wrestling
University of Virginia fields a men's wrestling team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,730,662, above the median of $1.2M — $46,774 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 76 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 980, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,175,770 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $28,930 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,730,662 for the year
- Operating expenses$228,777 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,774 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,175,770 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,930 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,287,698 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Garland head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school wrestling players300,214 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,647 76 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 110 0.88% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's wrestling recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,730,662 $46,775 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,175,770
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,287,698
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Virginia
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Virginia University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 50 | 25 | $112k | — | 100% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 54 | 29 | $705k | 954 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 28 | $256k | — | 17% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 23 | $105k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Shenandoah University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 80 | 35 | $152k | — | 78% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 85 | 26 | $912k | 955 | 89% | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 95 | 14 | $210k | — | 58% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Independent | 96 | 36 | $152k | — | 81% | |
| American University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 99 | 26 | $1.3M | 982 | 47% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 99 | 55 | $230k | — | 80% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 107 | 31 | $1.9M | 952 | 45% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 over cap | 38 | $2.6M | $68,989 | 965 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 6 over cap | 36 | $2.1M | $59,048 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 7 over cap | 37 | $2M | $54,488 | 989 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 4 | 26 | $1.9M | $71,447 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 2 over cap | 32 | $1.8M | $57,688 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 7 over cap | 37 | $1.7M | $46,774 | 986 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 3 | 27 | $1.1M | $39,022 | 991 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked